The "Green" Gardens at Kennesaw Mountain, Marietta, Georgia THE Eco-Friendly Wedding and Event Facility Installs Solar PV System to Generate Clean Electricity and Dual Flush Toilets to Conserve Water ATLANTA, GEORGIA, August 2, 2008 - Back in the twentieth century Billy Idol sang about a "White Wedding" in his 1982 hit. But in the twenty-first century, mother and son team Ellie and Marc Sommers are leading the charge in Atlanta for "green" weddings, as well as "green" special events and "green" corporate events. They are the owners of The Gardens at Kennesaw Mountain in Marietta, Georgia. This event facility is on four idyllic, forested acres near the entrance to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. The Gardens at Kennesaw Mountain, formerly known as the Kennesaw Mountain Winery... 08/03/2008

               www.InFrontMarketing.com   John Reinhardt 770.475.1130  Ext.  6806 THE MARIETTA SQUARE FARMER'S MARKET OPENS MAY 3, 2008---- AUGUST 30, 2008    The market has an average of 40 vendors and hundreds of customers each week. Market customers have lots of variety to choose from including heirloom tomatoes, fruits and vegetables that are rarely, if ever, available from the grocery store. We also have lots of the staples such as potatoes, onions, tomatoes, squash, beans, amazing cut flower arrangements, local honey, herbal soaps, whole grain breads, fudge pies, jelly, jam and preserves. Customers can also take home many live garden, yard and culinary herb plants, not to mention fresh squeezed lemonade. This Spring and Summer, the Marietta Square Farmers Market will be located on... 08/01/2008

  The Marietta parks department once again presented the A1A Jimmy Buffett tribute band as a part of the concerts on the square summer concert series. This is always a high point of the summer, the weather was perfect, and a great time was had by all! Your local Realtor and his wife relaxing   A1A put on an excellent show!   07/26/2008

Americas #1 Jimmy Buffet tribute band "A1A" is playing tonight on the Marietta square as a part of the free summer concert series.  This concert has become quite a big event and it should be a great time. My wife and I plus about 20 - 30 of our friends will be there, to the right of the stage, under the tree.  I'll be the one wearing a Hawaiian shirt :-)  .  The concert starts at 8. Be sure to stop by and say hi! 07/25/2008

Marietta Homes for Sale, Marietta GA Active Listings - Marietta Real Estate Market Report July 2008*.  As of today July 20 2008 there are currently 2916 Marietta homes for sale in Cobb County GA.  Please keep in mind many of the Marietta pending sales are also new construction and have to be delivered - it could be this month or in a few months. Homes in Marietta that are in the status of Contingency other or CO - denotes inspections, due diligence, financing.  So many of these Marietta homes may come back on the market within the due-diligence period.  This is a direct result of the Georgia Association of Realtors GAR contract has just changed, and the new contract is quite different than the previous version.  It is a great time to buy a home in Marietta, there are many Marietta homes... 07/20/2008

10 Tips for Selling Your Home Faster   With a little extra effort, you can improve the chances that your home will sell quickly and for top dollar.  Get potential home buyers off the street and into your home with these tips:  * Make your home sparkle.  With so many new houses on the market, buyers often expect a resale home to be in "like new" condition.  * Consider staging.  Professionally decorated model homes have set high expectations for how a home should look.  If you can afford to stage your home, you should.  Staging is proven to benefit sellers both in price and speed of sale.   * Enhance curb appeal.  Make sure your landscaping is neat and weed-free.  Keep the grass cute, trim bushes and trees, rake leaves, and get rid of yard clutter.  Fix sagging gutters, replace missing sh... 07/15/2008

A city well known for it's friendly people nice cozy restaurants and a convenient drive to Atlanta is the place you may want to look for a New Home. Marietta Ga Real Estate is a market that will continue to grow and appreciate as more and more home owners understand how great this city is to live in. We take great pride in showing the homes available in Marietta. Everyone that comes to Marietta from other parts of the country falls in love with the great neighborhoods and the great people. If you are thinking of relocating to Marietta Georgia call Dwayne West with Solid Source Realty at 678-233-4159. Here is a link below to the Marietta Schools website. http://www.marietta-city.k12.ga.us/ 07/11/2008

Just found out about some great deals with some Atlanta builders...First Cherokee State Bank is offering special mortgage financing for buyers of select properties currently financed with or owned by First Cherokee State Bank.  Special financing is a 30 year fixed rate 4.99% mortgage (5.099%APR) - No Private Mortgage Insurance!                                                              If you are a buyer looking to maximize your home investment here is the opportunity!  The Red Hot Atlanta Homes Group, Kathy Kirby Seger and Ben Staten, do not represent the Sellers in these homes.  We can represent you, the buyer, to get the best price for these select homes! Looking for a executive home in West Cobb - Marietta?  Check out these outstanding properties with 5 and 6 bedrooms and basement... 06/30/2008

Crescent Processing Company is an innovative,professional provider of payment processing services tosmall and medium sized merchants throughout the United States.We provide solutions for many of your payment processing needs:Credit, Debit, Check Conversion and Guarantee, Gift Card, Receipt Capture,Receipt Advertising, Wireless Terminals and more.   Why Choose Crescent Processing?     We provide the use of a terminal and related equipment at no additional cost while you process through Crescent Processing   We provide all payment services, so you "look and feel" like a sizeable merchant   We have a single platform for all payment solutions   We provide a "best in class" client service   We have additional payment services that may be added at any time such as: Pin-Based Debit, Crescent ... 06/29/2008

Bion Grady | REMAX Around Atlanta | 678-401-2104 2421 Arkose Drive SW, Marietta, GA Renovated Ranch 4BR/2BA Single Family House offered at $130,000 Year Built 1956 Sq Footage 1,035 Bedrooms 4 Bathrooms 2 full, 0 partial Floors 1 Parking Unspecified Lot Size 7,120 sqft HOA/Maint $0 per month DESCRIPTION Completely Renovated ranch with 4 Bedrooms, 2 Full baths. New Paint, New Carpet, New Appliances, New Fixtures, Hardwood Floors, Granite Countertops in Kitchen, Tiled floors in Kitchen and Bathrooms. Master has a private patio area. Free info 24/7 Call 404-461-9006 extension 14562 see additional photos below PROPERTY FEATURES Central A/C Central heat Walk-in closet Hardwood floor Tile floor Living room Stove/Oven Granite countertop Laundry area - inside Balcony, Deck, or Patio Yard OTHER ... 06/29/2008

I see it all the time:  clients come to me with a focus on school district.  However, they make several mistakes.  Here are 3 tips to avoid falling into the same traps: 1.  They select the school districts that they want to be in simply because of the "hype".  They speak with friends and take what they say as the 100% truth.  The truth is that what is a good school for one may not be for another because everyone's criteria are different.  The right way to select your school district is to review the publically available information about your local schools on the Internet (I have plenty of information including test scores, etc. right on my web site, www.RealEstateForAtlanta.com).  Decide for yourself instead of just taking other people's opinions. 2.  They focus solely on high schools ... 06/25/2008

I met with one of my partner Realtor's this morning over at a home that I'll be staging this Thursday.  As we waited the arrival of the builder, we spoke of the condo that had just sold and how the pictures drew this buyer into the home.  As mentioned in a previous blog, the buyer first began looking at 3 bedroom condos.  However, once she saw the staged 2 bedroom condo, she fell in love and the rest, shall we say, is history. While I always knew of the importance/benefits of having great "after" shots of the homes I stage, there's another important component that needs to be factored in.  One of the challenges many sellers have with their vacant homes is that their 4 walls appear no different than the next four walls.  Here's an example: Formal Living Room of Home A: Formal Living Room... 06/17/2008

Inflation is a measurable increase in the costs of goods and services.  Inflation is something that as ordinary citizens we deal with everyday.  High costs at the the gas pumps, $4 a gallon for milk, higher prices at restaurants, food, produce, transportation...the list goes on.  It is sticker shock!  So how does it impact our business?  First of all, buyers take a holiday, and then real estate sales cool for many reasons.   The first thing that happens wiht inflation is that consumers go into price shock, and their confidence on how things are going to turn out at the end of the story.  Personal survival becomes a primary goal of the individual.  The consumer becomes less likely to make high price purchases out of uncertainty of their future dollars worth and the impact it will have on... 06/15/2008

Selling real estate is all about the land and today a wonderful piece of land is becoming public property in my own back yard.  The Trust of Public Land annouced today, they have secured all 95 acres of Hyde Farm.  Hyde Farm is located in Cobb County near Johnson Ferry Road and Lower Roswell Road and runs on the North side of the Chattahochee River.  It is a beatiful piece of land with rolling hills, a farmhouse, and fields.  Anytime I have driven by the farm, I have always thought about family, where we come from, and when life was not so hurried.  The farm was one of the last working farms in Atlanta.  J. C. Hyde lived and worked the family homestead until his death in 2004.  His father, Jesse Hyde, purchased the property in 1920 from the Power's family. Even as East Cobb grew into an... 06/06/2008

The other day, I was doing some research for buyer clients of mine on the state of the market for a property that they were considering putting an offer in on.  This property was new construction in a generally sought after area of East Cobb (Marietta, GA).  The home was listed in the 900's.  As part of my research, I analyzed the trends in inventory levels in my local absorption reports.  Interestingly, I noticed that the months of inventory has actually declined in recent months in that category and area.  It peaked in February 2008.  See the stats below. 8/07 - 18.9 months of inventory 9/07 - 20.3 months 10/07 - 20.5 months 11/07 - 21.2 months 12/07 - 24 months 1/08 - 24.4 months 2/08 - 31.1 months - - - - -This is where it seems to have bottomed out and the trend reversed. 3/08 - 29... 06/05/2008

Cobb county home sales.  Marietta Georgia Sold homes!  We just closed a home in Marietta GA yesterday that was on the market with us for almost 6 months!  That sounds like a long time, but was longer was the periods the home was listed with other agents for almost a year and a half and yes, rented out in between.  The other company promised a lot of things including a major break on the commission, TV, and real estate magazine ads, but never received one offer!  Why?  Wrong price!  Over 90% of all real estate marketing begins with price.  Once the buyer arrives the home has to show well.  The home in Marietta needs to have a good location and be priced to appear as a value in tough market.  The sellers were absolutely wonderful, and replaced the master bath with new tile, they repainted... 06/03/2008

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This was an interesting week in our Atlanta real estate market.  We had several Atlanta listings for sale for quite some time, they were priced right to begin with, staged and prepped for sale, but in this market they just sat on the market.  As they sat, other listings, and more foreclosures came on the market and made it even more difficult to sell.  But this week we've managed to get 3 of our Atlanta homes under contract, and the battle is not over yet until we can close them.  This is in stark contrast to the Atlanta real estate market that spoiled all of us just last year.  This year it's different, but homes are still selling. Homes have to show well, be priced to sell, have the new paint, carpets cleaned.  When an a offer comes in the sellers do not have many options...there is j... 05/30/2008

Jennifer Walker-Derby | Re/Max Westside | 404-543-9002 1434 Bailey Farm Drive, Marietta, GA Builder Closeout! Gorgeous & Reduced! 4BR/3.5BA Single Family House offered at $475,000 Year Built 2007 Sq Footage Unspecified Bedrooms 4 Bathrooms 3 full, 1 partial Floors 2 Parking 2 Car garage Lot Size .5 acres HOA/Maint $0 per month DESCRIPTION 4 BR/3.5 BA Master on the main! Charming new floorplan complete with a screened porch backing up to the national park. Vaulted family room is open to the kitchen and breakfast area. Upstairs loft and children's retreat overlooks the family room. Master bedroom is conveniently located on the first floor, but designed to feel secluded from the hustle of every day living. Laundry room conveniently located near garage entrance. see additional photos below... 05/21/2008

I noticed one of the headlines on this morning business news that mortgages applications in  the week of May 14th dropped another 7.8%.  Compared to the same week a year ago, applications are off 9.4%.  Wthe allthe rate dropping and cuts by the Federal Governement I would assumed that applications buy this point would be rising including refi's!  So what is happening to mortgages?  It seems the share of refinances applications are also off 48.2% of the previous weeks 48.7% or the previous weeks number. (source Market Watch)  This is a curious thing for this time of year, so I would love to hear what other have to say or share their take on it. 05/21/2008